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. 2021 Feb;9(3):244. doi: 10.21037/atm-20-2215a

Table 2. Comparison of urinary biomarker levels between fDGF group and IGF group.

Biomarker Time after transplant Total (n=140) fDGF (n=37) IGF (n=103) P value
uKIM-1/uCr (ng/mmol) 0 hour postoperative 4.741 (3.770–6.011) 5.885 (4.420–7.913) 4.605 (3.417–5.653) 0.001**
1st day postoperative 4.452 (3.602–5.705) 5.569 (4.181–6.722) 4.002 (3.222–6.488) 0.000**
3rd day postoperative 4.099 (2.241–6.5913) 4.362 (3.501–6.950) 3.696 (1.879–6.547) 0.175
uL-FABP/uCr (μg/mmol) 0 hour postoperative 74.639±39.237 89.818±39.332 69.187±37.926 0.006**
1st day postoperative 74.630±43.795 82.197±44.773 71.912±43.336 0.222
3rd day postoperative 69.705 (32.723–92.533) 77.835 (60.368–100.678) 66.841 (28.815–89.783) 0.037*
uNGAL/uCr (ng/mmol) 0 hour postoperative 0.720 (0.500–1.483) 0.640 (0.440–0.915) 0.760 (0.550–1.540) 0.060
1st day postoperative 0.740 (0.513–1.268) 0.700 (0.500–0.895) 0.820 (0.510–1.390) 0.147
3rd day postoperative 0.775 (0.500–1.275) 0.610 (0.510–1.140) 0.810 (0.480–1.350) 0.357
uNAG/uCr (ng/mmol) 0 hour postoperative 12.435 (8.650–17.525) 13.697 (10.262–19.575) 11.671 (8.136–17.317) 0.109
1st day postoperative 12.395 (8.040–16.535) 12.542 (10.280–17.933) 12.254 (7.379–16.031) 0.220
3rd day postoperative 12.125 (7.248–1.155) 13.341 (11.142–17.158) 11.554 (6.453–17.237) 0.083

Data that conform to a normal distribution are represented by the mean ± standard deviation (SD), and non-normally distributed data are represented by the median (interquartile range). *, P<0.05; **, P<0.01. fDGF, functional delayed graft function; IGF, immediate graft function; uKIM-1, urinary kidney injury molecular 1; uL-FABP, urinary fatty acid-binding protein; uCr, urinary creatinine; uNGAL, urinary neutrophil gelatinase-related lipoprotein; uNAG, N-acetyl-β-D glucosaminidase; uKIM-1/uCr, the ratio of uKIM-1 to uCr; uL-FABP/uCr, the ratio of uL-FABP to uCr; uNGAL/uCr, the ratio of uNGAL to uCr; uNAG/uCr, the ratio of uNAG to uCr.